Rev. Cyril Summers
These images include the Rev.Cyril Summers with his family; church life and when he was a Chaplain at Llanwern Steelworks.
He also published a book called 'A People's Pilgrimage' which is an account of life at Community House when he first arrived in Newport in the 1950s up until 1992.
Summers was a very influential and charismatic character, Paul Flynn MP described him as 'saint-like' and 'one of 2 saints that I have met in my life'.
Summers had a tough upbringing in Bootle, Liverpool - his experiences of WW2 and hardship growing up led him to become a conscientious objector and informed his philosophy and theology. Later, he became a councillor for Newport and in 1984 became Mayor. He was one of the founding members of Community House, his vision of building caring and inclusive community is still carried on today.
